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  • GLONASS-M launched to replenish Russian navigation constellation

    GLONASS-M launched to replenish Russian navigation constellation

    A GLONASS-M was launched Nov. 3 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. (Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense)
    A GLONASS-M was launched Nov. 3 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. (Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense)

    A GLONASS-M satellite has safely entered its calculated orbit after a Nov. 3 launch, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The satellite is designated GLONASS-M 757.

    The launch of the Soyuz-2.1B medium-range rocket took place Saturday, Nov. 3, at 23:17 Moscow time from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.

    After separation from the third stage of the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle, the upper stage Frigate launched the navigation spacecraft into orbit.

    The satellite will replenish the GLONASS constellation, which includes 27 satellites. One satellite is the newest model, GLONASS-K, and is undergoing flight tests. Another GLONASS-M is under maintenance.

    A few minutes after launch, a steady telemetry connection was established and is being maintained with the satellite, which is functioning normally.

     

  • GLONASS-M satellite put into designated orbit

    Another GLONASS-M satellite was launched on June 17 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome.

    A Fregat booster carried satellite GLONASS-M 59 to its designated orbit, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday, as reported by Russian News Agency TASS.

    “The Soyuz 2.1-b carrier rocket, launched at 00:46 Moscow time from the Plesetsk space center (Arkhangelsk Region), put the Russian GLONASS-M navigational satellite into the designated orbit at the scheduled time,” the statement read.

    Ground-based facilities of the Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Centre of the Russian Space Forces have assumed control of the satellite.

    Telemetry communication with the spacecraft is stable and the onboard systems function normally.